The 8 Most Important Changes You Need to Be Aware of in the New FADP.

There is a good reason why the completely revised Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) will not come into force until September 1, 2023 - it is to give businesses sufficient time to prepare. The new FADP has been updated to reflect technological developments and is intended to ensure better…

Thanks to FIDO2 We May Finally Forget Our Passwords

Managing many passwords is too cumbersome for most users. This leads to keywords being written down or constantly reused. But now, once again, a remedy is promised. FIDO stands for "Fast Identity Online," and represents a technology that is more secure - and supposed to be more convenient. Google,…

Yes, we do_IT: Olympic champion Ryan Regez and UMB join forces.

We are thrilled to support last year's fastest Ski Cross champ beginning this 2022/2023 season. Ryan is the Olympic champion and overall World Cup winner in this cutting-edge speed sport.

DaaS: Your desktop from the cloud without interruptions.

There are several excellent reasons for a company to opt for desktop as a service (DaaS). Being able to continue business in the event of outages due to cyber-attacks or natural events is one of them, and decentralizing the workplace is another. DaaS makes it possible for all employees, wherever…

UMB becomes Fortinet's first Expert Cloud Partner!

UMB has been recognized by Fortinet as an Expert Partner for the Cloud Business Model - as the first Swiss company ever! This award underlines the comprehensive know-how of UMB in the important area of cloud technologies.

IT Staff Leasing: The Basics

Different recruitment models are used in the IT sector depending on the skills required. In addition to employment agencies, companies can also find specialists at IT companies and through informal networks. (Article from Swiss IT Magazine, September 2022)

Imagine_IT: UMB is the Best Employer in Europe!

Venice, September 8, 2022. We have accomplished what no Swiss company has managed to do before. In Venice, Great Place to Work ranked us the best employer in Europe. It all started in 2012 with a clear vision that has now become reality. Imagine_IT, believe_IT, live_IT 

Getting Ready for the Yottabyte Era: Decoupling Computing and Storage

The production of data in the digital world continues to accelerate. AI and edge computing in particular are contributing to exponential growth. In order to productively use the enormous amounts of data generated, they must be captured, stored, transported and analyzed. This in turn requires…

UMB Again Named Sophos MSP Partner of the Year!

For the second time after 2020, UMB has won the coveted Sophos MSP Partner of the Year Award. We are very proud of this recognition, as we have enjoyed a close partnership with Sophos for many years. This distinction again validates UMB's leading edge approach to cybersecurity. 

IBM i OS Staying Power: 15,000 Applications Can't Be Wrong.

IBM has released IBM i 7.5, the first major update to the IBM i operating system for Power CPU-based servers in three years. The continuous development of IBM i technology is especially welcomed by the numerous companies that have been running their business applications on these much-used…

Breaking News: UMB is Switzerland's Best Employer for the Fifth Time in a Row!

Cham, May 10, 2022 – Team spirit, reliability, and enthusiasm have won again! UMB has been named the best employer in Switzerland in the highest category. The internationally renowned Great Place to Work Institute recognizes UMB as the best Swiss employer for the fifth time in a row. This makes us…

World Password Day: From 1234567 to 4Se¢&uri%tY2

Today’s digital society leaves us almost no choice: Passwords are still one of the most important access tools when it comes to IT. But there are ways to make the use of passwords secure without any of the usual frustrations. We just have to use them.

Hybrid Cloud Storage – at the Center and «on the Edge»

More and more companies are turning to hybrid clouds to realize or accelerate their digital transformation. This transformation makes securing the permanent availability of business data everywhere in the enterprise a necessity - from the data center to the farthest edge. Today, suitable,…

Deep Dive: Debugging Transit Traffic on Switches and Routers

UMB Twice Recognized with Platinum!

Cham, February 23, 2022 – UMB has been awarded double Platinum status by Veeam as the first and only Veeam partner in Switzerland to date.  This means that ‘cloud & service provider platinum’ as well as ‘value-added reseller platinum’ are now combined under one roof. The double platinum recognition…

Deep Dive: Unboxing eines Arista-Switches

Meine persönlichen Erfahrungen mit Arista-Switches begannen im Jahr 2021. Damals arbeitete ich mit virtuellen Arista-Switches, um Konfigurationen zu entwickeln und zu testen. Wenn ich damals mit physischen Arista-Geräten zu tun hatte, waren diese von jemand anderem eingebaut worden. Ich habe nur aus…

Ensuring the Calm after the Storm: Business Continuity Management.

For most businesses, prolonged downtimes are unthinkable - in a digitalized and automated business environment, processes are closely interconnected and tailored to the needs of customers. Keeping businesses up and running in the event of cyberattacks or other disasters is critical. However, without…

UMB Is Now a Certified Gold Partner of SentinelOne.

January 18, 2022, Cham – IT service provider UMB has been certified as a Gold Partner by SentinelOne. The appointment as Gold Partner by this specialist for cybersecurity is based on UMB's expertise, its strategic orientation with its own Cyber Defense Center, as well as its rapid growth. The…

Breaking News: UMB AG becomes a part of BKW Building Solutions.

Cham, 21 December 2021. UMB AG will soon be incorporated into BKW Building Solutions. BKW is focusing on technological progress in its drive to expand its services division. Thanks to UMB’s outstanding expertise, which is unique in Switzerland, BKW will be one of the country’s leading IT service…

All-Flash: More Speed, Less Heat, Lower Costs.

Chinese technology group Huawei is best known as a 5G mobile network equipment provider and smartphone manufacturer. The organization, founded in 1987, is now the world's most valuable telecommunications infrastructure brand, with a brand value of around USD 65 billion[i]. But the company also…

AI and the Cloud Call for a New Data Storage Approach.

The hybrid cloud and the processing of location-independent data as well as the huge amounts of data generated by AI are forcing storage technology vendors to adopt new approaches and different ways of thinking. Consistent access to and availability of data streams in a hybrid cloud infrastructure…

VMworld 2021: The Magic Word is… Multicloud.

Deploying a wide variety of applications on a wide variety of public clouds within a company is set to become the norm when it comes to business IT in the coming decades. That's how VMware sees it and is therefore focusing all its activities on supporting the business world in tapping the full…

Practical quantum computing moves closer.

Quantum computers are something like the holy grail of information technology. In the world's most advanced laboratories, the best physicists, mathematicians, and IT specialists are striving to make quantum computing available for everyday use outside the labs. The reason: Due to its enormous power…

Collaborating and Winning

Talent win games, but teamwork and intelligence win Championships.

Deep Dive: JunOS Upgrade best practices

Upgrades of network devices can be like open-heart surgery. It is a risky procedure that requires meticulous planning and precise execution. Let us help you to make your upgrade experience hassle-free.

Deep Dive: JNCIP-SEC Exam Preparation

It all started on August 20 2021 when I received an email from Juniper education services reminding me that my JNCIP-SEC certification was due to expire in six months.

IBM Nanometer Processors - Specialized in the Hybrid Cloud and AI.

When it comes to computing power and processors IBM has been a pioneer for decades. Recently, the company has announced its development of 2-nanometer processors. The design allows up to 50 billion transistors to be placed on a chip measuring one and a half square centimeters. But IBM is also…

Deep Dive: Troubleshooting 101

With a single operating system Junos OS, a large portfolio of physical, virtual networking and security products, Juniper has become an important player in the global market.

UMB Expands Its Business & Technology Transformation Offerings.

Cham/Wallisellen/Zürich, May 3, 2021. ubitec and meshTec are reinforcing UMB with their experienced teams in the development of software and on the way towards cloud native. This creates a unique Swiss offering for the holistic digitization of companies, further advancing UMB's brand promise of…

Warning: Your Next Caller Could Be a Hacker.

The scam is not new, but it still seems to work and is currently being used again, according to a warning from UMB security specialists. Cyber criminals call people in target companies and notify them of a delivery bill or confirmation of receipt that will arrive shortly by e-mail. Neither the…

The IBM Top Partner of the Year Award Goes Again To UMB!

UMB has become one of the biggest IBM partners in the DACH region by achieving high double-digit growth rates and has thus been awarded the IBM Top Partner of the Year Award for the second time. This Award goes to the top-selling IBM partner with the highest level of commitment.

Backing up the Data Flood with SaaS from the Cloud.

Individuals, businesses, governments and other organizations are producing unimaginably large amounts of data. Last year alone, 59 zettabytes were added worldwide [i] – which equals one billion terabytes or one trillion gigabytes. A large portion of this data needs to be backed up. To do this,…

UMB Achieves Highest Red Hat Partner Status!

Cham/Zürich, February 18, 2021. UMB has achieved the highest Red Hat partnership level with the Premier Business Partner status. At the same time, UMB is the largest IBM partner in Switzerland and a long-standing SAP partner; thus, the company can offer unique know-how around containers, cloud, and…

Azure, AWS & Co.: Why More and More Are Getting on Board.

The public cloud has gone mainstream: Forecasts predict that more than 90 percent of all workloads will be processed in cloud data centers this year - most of them in the public cloud. The most important reason for the popularity of the cloud is the ability to access data from anywhere - and…

Hecht and Claudio Zuccolini: UMB is when the Christmas party goes on anyway!

23 December 2020 - What does the best employer in Switzerland do when the Christmas party can't take place? A Christmas party. Simply digital, but with the same enthusiasm and top show acts as every year. Probably the hottest Swiss rock pop band at the moment, Hecht, and Claudio Zuccolini,…

Leading the Way: UMB Named Commvault Market Builder!

Cham/Wallisellen, December 14, 2020. Once again at the very top: UMB is the only Swiss IT service provider to achieve Commvault's Market Builder partner status. At the same time, UMB is the only Commvault Service Advantage+ partner in Switzerland. This guarantees first-class know-how for your…

Internet from Space for the Azure Cloud.

What do Microsoft's Azure cloud and Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink project have in common? The two enterprises enable data processing and data transport even in the most remote regions of the world. Thanks to Microsoft and Starlink, cloud computing can be brought to areas where no communications…

Award-Winning Security: UMB Chosen as Sophos MSP Partner of the Year!

Sophos has named UMB MSP Partner of the Year 2020. We are very proud of this award, as we share a long-standing and trusting partnership with Sophos. This award underlines UMB's leading edge claim in the field of security.

In the Age of Ransomware, Only Uncompromising Data Security Will Do.

Ransomware attacks have increased significantly in recent months. How can business data be efficiently protected against such attacks? Data backup is one of the most important components of any data security concept. It must ensure that business data can be recovered absolutely safely and easily in…

Servers Work More Reliably Under the Sea.

Two years ago, Microsoft immersed a data center in the Scottish Sea. 864 servers with 27.6 petabytes of memory, housed in a watertight steel cylinder, were submerged some 30 meters below the surface of the water to do their job. The energy for the system's operation was exclusively provided by solar…

Awesome: UMB is the Best Swiss Employer in Europe, Again!

Cham, 10. September 2020 – After four consecutive victories as best employer in Switzerland, we are also among the top 5 in Europe - with well over 3,000 companies evaluated! This year, the UMB Winning Team took fifth place in the European category of Medium Workplaces of Great Place to Work! This…

Swiss Federal Railways: Creating a Lot of Time Traveling South (and Back).

The opening of the Ceneri Base Tunnel on September 4 marks the completion of the new railway link through the Alps (NRLA). With enormous investments and state-of-the-art technology Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), a UMB customer, has succeeded in significantly shortening travel time to the south.  UMB…

This is How Much Security Your Home Office Needs.

Insufficient security awareness and inadequate security measures are putting the home office at greater risk of cyberattacks. Now is the right time to correct this situation.

Digital Transformation is a Powerful Time Machine.

It is such a fascinating idea that an entire literary sub-genre has been built upon it: The invention of a time machine, a device that makes it possible to travel into the past or to the future. But what would we do if we were actually able to travel through time, visiting destinations in the past…

Deep Dive: Juniper Memory Leak

Don’t you hate it when critical network devices reboot spontaneously? Then this article “Juniper Memory Leak” is for you!

Hybrid-Cloud, Multicloud, and Colocation for Your Connection to the World.

Companies that log on to the right service can exchange data with a wide variety of clouds and their own branch networks in different locations - often via software-defined platforms and a single connection to the outside world. In the age of multicloud and hybrid cloud environments this is easier…

Awesome: UMB is Best Swiss Employer Again.

Cham, 13. May 2020 – It is not size that counts but team spirit and enthusiasm! Even in the top class - over 250 employees - UMB is the best employer in Switzerland. The internationally renowned Great Place to Work Institute has recognized UMB as the best Swiss employer for the fourth time in a row.…

It’s always good to have time. Creating time is even better.

Our newest baby is a Bernese one. We are starting small and will grow, together with our Bernese customers. Our new branch is located at Spitalgasse 28, just a few minutes walk from the train station. creating time - right in the heart of Bern. 

I see U _ UMB Cyber Defense Center.

Every end-user device represents a potential vulnerability and time is of the essence when it comes to cyber security. The new UMB Cyber Defense Center is always ready to intervene. We will monitor your IT security around the clock, seven days a week. This is essential, because only permanent…

How to Achieve Top Performance, Security, and Maximum Availability for Your Network.

Secure and highly available access to company data is essential for the success of any business. Accordingly, outsourcing this data into the cloud places high demands on networks and connections. Yanick Ulrich, Senior Network and Security Engineer, explains how network solutions designed to meet…

Security - To the Very Edge Of Your Network

Today, employees access cloud applications and security as a service (SaaS) solutions from both company headquarters and branch offices. This makes operating a wide area network (WAN) and its perimeter security more difficult than ever. In addition, Internet of things devices added to such branch…

UMB Berne Says Thank You!

Being ready for the cloud and Azure Switzerland with UMB: We thank our loyal audience in Berne. We hope that UMB - as an early adopter of Microsoft Azure Switzerland - was able to provide you with the decision-making fundamentals for your entry into the Swiss Azure cloud.

Ready for SAP S/4HANA? We will feel the pulse of your SAP environment!

Soon SAP R/3 will no longer be supported. Better to deal with the topic now in order to avoid later heart palpitations. Migration can be very costly. It is therefore worth clarifying now what migration to S for HANA means for you in terms of organization, technology, and application. Our SAP S/4HANA…

IBM z15: The Cloud, as Secure and Private as You Need It

The cloud is becoming increasingly important, prevalent and secure. More and more companies are moving their applications to the cloud. IBM has developed the latest mainframe generation in the wake of this development. The newest mainframe model z15 was developed following the mantra "the cloud you…

1_Rebranding ___ the art of creating time

Cham, 13. January 2020 – We believe that time is one of the most valuable resources in the world. Time is therefore the raw material to turn good ideas into great projects. By giving our clients more time, we help them to continuously strengthen their core competencies and produce exceptional…

ESPC19: SharePoint Puts AI into Collaboration.

ESPC19, the annual SharePoint conference, is designed to provide expert content and contacts for SharePoint, Office 365 and Azure professionals. And of course there is always plenty of collaboration news. 2500 participants came to Prague this year to participate. For UMB our SharePoint expert Elvira…

Office 365 Now Available from the Swiss Microsoft Cloud.

A few months ago, Microsoft celebrated the opening of their new data center in Switzerland. UMB has covered this opening at various Azure events. The next event will take place on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 'Welle 7' in Bern. Office 365 is now available. We know the answers to all your questions…

Apps, Devices, and the Cloud: Networking Without Boundaries.

The European edition of VMworld, the virtualization and cloud computing conference hosted by VMware, was again held in Barcelona this year and was very well attended. Around 14,000 analysts and journalists participated in the largest virtualization-specific event in the world to learn about the…

From Km/h to GHz and Gbits - with Speed and Enthusiasm.

Speed, precision, responsiveness and the appropriate tools: this is what a racing driver needs just as much as a systems engineer who applies his talents to work for UMB. If this UMB system engineer is also a hobby racing driver at the Nürburgring, then his job and leisure activities are a perfect…

Does Your IT Have the Ideal Weight? We Can Measure Your Company's BMI Now!

The BMI body mass index compares height and weight and is an important measure of a person's fitness. UMB has developed a method to calculate how large your IT should ideally be - a BMI for companies - based on your company’s size, industry and number of employees.

Cyber Security: Ransomware – To Pay or not to Pay, that's the Question.

Until now it was quite clear: blackmailers should not be paid. That is still the recommendation of the authorities in charge. However, in case of a ransomware emergency, the decision is not that easy any more. After all, it can prove very costly for a company to be blocked for days or even weeks. In…

Phishing Is the More Dangerous Hacking.

Hacking is not always hacking - even if cyberattacks are almost always referred to as such in the headlines. Attempts to get into IT systems through phishing emails are happening far more frequently because software and antivirus programs are virtually powerless against such attacks. Phishing…

Ransomware: Swiss Companies in the Crosshairs.

Criminal hackers do not take summer breaks, as various Swiss companies discovered during the last weeks. According to the Swiss Federal Reporting and Analysis Centre for Information Assurance (MELANI), a number of businesses were attacked, their corporate networks successfully infiltrated, and their…

SQL 2008 Databases: How to proceed without security risk?

Microsoft no longer delivers software and security updates for SQL Server 2008 since July 9th, which will render this product a significant security and compliance risk. Do you have a plan how to keep your existing SQL 2008 databases running without turning them into a potential vulnerability?

UMB Wins IBM Bestseller Award!

UMB is the winner of the coveted IBM Bestseller Award. UMB was not only recognized for its IBM sales but also for its exceptional know-how in IBM hardware, software, and services.

IBM FlashSystem 9100 NVMe: High Performance All-Flash, Multi-Cloud Memory.

The new IBM FlashSystem 9100 has launched with two models. Both versions are identical in terms of functionality, with the more affordable entry-level 9110 featuring four 8-core Intel Skylake 1.7GHz CPUs, while the more powerful 9150 features four 14-core Intel Skylake 2.2 GHz CPUs. Both new IBM…

It's Time to Give Up SUSE 11. New Versions Are Waiting!

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, currently with Service Pack 4, has been the standard SAP operating system for many years. Even today, the majority of SAP and SAP HANA systems are operated on a SUSE basis. On March 31, however, standard support for version 11 finally came to an end.

NewVision Consulting and UMB AG join forces.

Owner-managed NewVision Consulting will now operate under the umbrella of UMB AG and strengthen their focus on leading edge SAP consulting, engineering, sourcing, and cloud services within UMB AG. Managing Director Martin Bär - as well as his partners Mathias Lang, Peter Leutwyler and Daniel…

Quick and easy: How to Set Up Your Own DevOps Environment.

The development of software is undergoing radical change; monolithic software is obsolete; agile, scalable, and constantly available programs are in demand. Software agility is driven by DevOps and modern software development utilizing containers. We have developed a solution based on the UMB cloud…

Business Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence: A Promising Combination.

Business intelligence (BI) and artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly going hand in hand but have not yet reached the same level of integration in day-to-day business. IBM wants to change this. With its PowerAI Enterprise platform, IBM offers an opportunity to profitably deploy artificial…

Swiss IT Cup 2019 Arosa - Where the IT Industry Meets the Soccer Stars of the World.

This year for the sixth time, the fight for the title of Swiss IT scene football champion took place at the Swiss IT Cup in snow-covered Arosa.

Digitization for SMEs: Neither Expensive nor Complicated.

A digitization gap exists in Switzerland. Consumers are not to blame - they have long been enthralled by the digital revolution, and digitization had reached many of them even before they started using their smartphones. The situation is different for many Swiss SMEs. Major problems exist in…

Counteracting the Communication Paradox.

There are more communication possibilities today than ever before - and yet it is often not easy to reach team members at the right time to involve them in current business processes. This situation gives rise to the development of a whole range of products and services: unified communication and…

Digital Twins: Virtual Counterparts for Your Business Reality.

The Internet of things, fast wireless networks, highly developed sensor technology, cloud computing and AI: all of the above have made the digital twinning of devices or processes possible.